Life is not a beauty contest, some [ugly people] are great. What I hate is nasty, ugly people… the worst is ugly, short men. Women can be short, but for men it is impossible. It is something that they will not forgive in life… they are mean and they want to kill you.
KARL LAGERFELDThe thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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I only go to places if I have a professional reason. I’m not a tourist.
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Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.
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The purpose of life is life.
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What I’ve done, Coco Chanel would never have done. She would have hated it.
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Books are a hard-bound drug with no danger of an overdose. I am the happy victim of books.
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I have no personality, or I have three, depending on how you look at it.
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There’s something boring about people who have to go to an office for a living…
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I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.
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The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new.
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These are fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly. Fashion is about dreams and illusions, and no one wants to see round women.
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I design like I breathe. You don’t ask to breathe. It just happens
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Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.
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Keep the best, forget the rest.
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I hate amateurs. I hate unprofessional people. There are enough people who can do jobs decently that there’s no reason that people who cannot do them decently [should] pretend to be great at it.
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The flat shoe makes the woman equal of men. When they have high [shoes], they play a part like a geisha, and they can’t be expected to be taken that seriously.
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